Press Release & Article Samples

The Experts Examine National Health Care Concept

Dave Ramsey and Cary Hall Spell Out What’s Wrong with Socialized Medicine

Kansas City, Missouri – June 25, 2008 -- The Health Insurance Advocate, Cary Hall, recently interviewed debt and financial guru, Dave Ramsey, to discuss aspects of National Health Care not being addressed by the presidential candidates, the vast majority of politicians or the media.

Patient Safety Organization, Protecting Patients from Medical Error

The 1999 Institute of Medicine report concluded that from 44,000 to 98,000 people die annually due to errors in inpatient hospital treatment. The information has created quite a stir in the health care industry for the last ten years. How would the EMS world stack up with regard to medical errors? No one knows.
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Update on Stroke & STEMI, Time Critical Diagnosis

A recent interview with Dr. Samar Muzaffar, State EMS Medical Director for the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, gave us an update on the Time Critical Diagnosis (TCD) task force initiative which is setting the stage for the statewide emergency response system for victims of stroke and ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI).

Since the larger task force meeting in May 2009, smaller work groups have been meeting regularly to discuss and revise regulations and protocols for stroke and STEMI.

Robert Wilkison's Race with a Widow Maker

Chillicothe resident, Robert Wilkison, woke up on Friday morning, January 2, feeling great and ready to head out the door to spend a vacation day helping his son Todd build a staircase in his new home. But at 8:30 am, moments before leaving, Robert suddenly had severe chest pain that would not go away. He began sweating profusely and quickly realized he needed help.
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Community Service Solute -- Jason Jenkins, Director of Miami County EMS

Jason Jenkins is the Chief of Miami County EMS in Paola, Kansas. Since he was 17, Jason has been committed to EMS service. Originally from Liberal, Kansas, Jason began his career as a ‘volun-teen’ at his local hospital. After 2000 hours of work on several floors of Southwest Medical Center, he was able to begin riding with his local ambulance company as an EMT. The volunteer opportunity gave Jason enough experience to know he wanted a career in the EMS world.